But an expert from the University of Saskatchewan says protest organizers need to be mindful of private property and the law if they want to persuade public opinion.

“You have to find a balance, in a way, in terms of showing your anger and at the same time, doing it in a way that will not alienate the public who might be sympathetic to your cause and might dislike the budget,” said Daniel Beland, a political sociologist.

Beland says given the anger over the budget, he expects to see similar heated protests in the coming weeks and months.

Organizers of Thursday’s event say tensions over the budget are high and a few incidents of people jumping on cars don’t reflect on everyone at the demonstration.

“In a crowd that size with emotions running high like they are, it’s somewhat of inevitability. I think overall the protest was quite well conducted. We head that from police, we heard that from a lot of people,” said Peter Garden, one of the organizers.

Political scientist Daniel Beland says given the anger over the provincial budget, he expects to see more heated protests in the coming weeks and months. (Victoria Dinh/CBC)